The International Committee and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies made a decision to provide financial assistance to Belarus in light of the inflow of refugees from Ukraine. The money was distributed among the Belarusian regions according to the number of Ukrainians living in their territory. Vitebsk Oblast will...

The Christmas charity event has been held in Belarus since 1994. More than 44,000 children from the Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian regions which were hit by the Chernobyl accident have taken part in the campaign so far. This year’s forum has an interesting program. Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Pavel, Patriarchal Exarch of All...

There is an urgent need to reorient the current policies of the European Union toward Russia and Ukraine. I have been arguing for a two-pronged approach that balances the sanctions against Russia with assistance for Ukraine on a much larger scale. The article was presented to BC by Ishara Bhasi Callan from Apollo Strategic Communications....

During a discussion session at Saeima today, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said that Latvia can ensure a balanced approach towards solving the Russia-Ukraine conflict during its EU Presidency, writes LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that EU sanctions against Russia tied to its intervention in eastern Ukraine could only be lifted if there was full implementation of the Minsk agreement signed between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels back in September. …read more Source:...

George Soros expressed his opinion that the European Union (EU) should reorient its current policies towards Russia and Ukraine. Soros proposes a two-way approach, which balances the economic sanctions against Russia with an increased financial assistance to Ukraine. This rebalancing has to be carried out in the first quarter of 2015, Soros...